A key work in the Dusseldorf School canon! "By the very nature of his work Gursky is primarily a gallery artist [as an exhibition print, Montparnasse was printed over 13 ft--4 m.--long!], but he has made one body of work that succeeds as a photobook whilst still replicating the essential qualities of his vision."--Parr and Badger

"Gursky’s work sets forth a commanding image of contemporary reality, which may seduce or repel us—or both at once. In any case, his photographs do not so much mirror as embody this gorgeous, cold-hearted spectacle. It is thanks to the artfulness of Gursky’s fictions that we recognize his world as our own."

Books, folio and print are Fine+; box Near Fine with some light scuffing and a couple of tiny nicks along edges; two corners of box cover split vertically ( one corner with faint tape residue from attempted repair.)